Cannabis is a group of flowering plants that has been long used for industrial, recreational and medical purposes. When relating to its medical use, the terms "Medical Cannabis" or "Medical marijuana" has become prevalent. In this course we will use the term "Medical Cannabis". Nowadays, Medical Cannabis involves multiple medical disciplines such as neuroscience, pain, pharmacology, oncology, psychiatry and more. Moreover, it has cultural, agricultural and social, legal and political implications.
Medical Cannabis for Pain Control
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TT
Reviewed on Jan 14, 2024
I'm glad I was able to participate in this course, I definitely increased my knowledge with it, thanks!
FI
Reviewed on Dec 11, 2024
Great course. Extremely informational, but too many scenario assignments and the lengthier videos should be broken down further. Videos should reach 12 minutes max.
RR
Reviewed on Dec 18, 2019
Teacher should stop talking in such a greyscale way about cannabis when it's a holy heling plant.
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